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Risk and Return Considerations in "The Weakest Link".
- Source :
- American Mathematical Monthly; Apr2009, Vol. 116 Issue 4, p305-315, 11p, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The article explores the mechanics of the television game show "The Weakest Link." Contestants of the game answer general knowledge questions, with each correct answer raising the amount held in a temporary pot. The game involves several mathematical issues such as strategy optimization, existence of Nash equilibria, and voting considerations. The payoff vector as being the amount in the pot after a chain of correct answers was introduced to describe various versions of the game around the world.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029890
- Volume :
- 116
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Mathematical Monthly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37930352
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4169/193009709X470164